British Yacht Club and Sailing Clubs index

British yacht clubs may fly a white ensign (the Royal
Yacht Squadron), an undefaced blue ensign (32 clubs), a blue ensign defaced with
the badge of the club (57 clubs) or a red ensign defaced (14 clubs). There is
also a defaced RAF Ensign for the RAF Sailing Association. Other sailing clubs
may have their own flag or burgee.

In the list below these clubs are distinguished by the symbol for a white
ensign (),
a blue ensign (), a blue ensign
defaced in the fly (),
a blue ensign defaced on the union (), a defaced red
ensign (), or other flag
().
Where only the burgee is known to us, it is identified by a burgee symbol ().

14 August 1950. Request from Lieutenant Colonel Foyle of Royal Engineer Yacht
Club regarding yacht of less than 2.5 tons.

The Admiralty consulted some
yacht clubs about reducing minimum tonnage; Household Brigade, Royal Anglesey,
Royal Naval Sailing Association, Royal Thames, Royal Northern, Little Ship, and
Royal Yacht Squadron. Only Royal Thames against.

The practice of ‘Royal Patronage’ was widely misunderstood. ‘Patronage’ was a
personal arrangement between a member of the royal family and, in these cases, a
yacht club. It did not entitle the club to use the title ‘royal’. The latter was
the result of an official procedure conducted via the Home Office.David
Prothero, 15 February 2015